Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Six Feet of the Country | 20131103 | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the first of three stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this story, first published in 1953, a landowning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property. Read by William Gaminara The South African author and political activist saw the short story as the literary form for our age. She described the experience of human life as "the flash of fireflies. Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing one can be sure of - the present moment." Three stories which shine a light on her country's turbulent past. A land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa | |
| 01 | Six Feet of the Country | 20131103 | 20140830 (R4) | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the first of three stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this story, first published in 1953, a landowning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property. Read by William Gaminara The South African author and political activist saw the short story as the literary form for our age. She described the experience of human life as "the flash of fireflies. Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing one can be sure of - the present moment." Three stories which shine a light on her country's turbulent past. A land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa |
| 02 | City Lovers | 20131110 | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the second of three stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this story of forbidden love, set during apartheid in South Africa and first published in 1975, an Austrian geologist falls foul of the country's Immorality Act. Read by Alice Krige During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act. Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa | |
| 02 | City Lovers | 20131110 | 20140906 (R4) | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the second of three stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this story of forbidden love, set during apartheid in South Africa and first published in 1975, an Austrian geologist falls foul of the country's Immorality Act. Read by Alice Krige During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act. Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa |
| 03 | A Chip of Glass Ruby | 20131117 | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the last in this series of stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this tale of personal bravery, set during apartheid in South Africa, a bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism. Read by Raad Rawi A bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism. Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa | |
| 03 | A Chip of Glass Ruby | 20131117 | 20140913 (R4) | Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the last in this series of stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist. In this tale of personal bravery, set during apartheid in South Africa, a bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism. Read by Raad Rawi A bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism. Three daring short stories by Nadine Gordimer, set in apartheid South Africa |